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From 2004 to 2010, Hickey served for two terms on the Texarkana (Arkansas) School Board and for a time was the board vice-president and the president.<ref name=mjhickeyjr/> He was elected to the Senate from the revised District 11 in 2012 when he narrowly unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Steve Harrelson, 14,510 votes to 13,148, formerly the senator for District 21. The previous District 11 senator, the Democrat [[attorney]] Robert F. Thompson of Paragould in Greene County in northeastern Arkansas, instead ran successfully in the revised District 20. Hickey's Senate term expires at the end of 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_State_Senate_elections,_2012|title=Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=January 26, 2021}}</ref>

From 2004 to 2010, Hickey served for two terms on the Texarkana (Arkansas) School Board and for a time was the board vice-president and the president.<ref name=mjhickeyjr/> He was elected to the Senate from the revised District 11 in 2012 when he narrowly unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Steve Harrelson, 14,510 votes to 13,148, formerly the senator for District 21. The previous District 11 senator, the Democrat [[attorney]] Robert F. Thompson of Paragould in Greene County in northeastern Arkansas, instead ran successfully in the revised District 20. Hickey's Senate term expires at the end of 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_State_Senate_elections,_2012|title=Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=January 26, 2021}}</ref>

Hickey serves on these Senate committees: (1) Legislative Joint Auditing, (2) Performance Review, (3) State Agencies and Governmental Affairs, and (4) Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs.<ref name=mjhickeyjr/> He is a member of the  Southern Legislative Conference, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), and the [[conservative, Jr.|conservative]] [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC).<ref name=bio/>

Hickey serves on these Senate committees: (1) Legislative Joint Auditing, (2) Performance Review, (3) State Agencies and Governmental Affairs, and (4) Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs.<ref name=mjhickeyjr/> He is a member of the  Southern Legislative Conference, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), and the [[conservative]] [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC).<ref name=bio/>

Hickey opposes [[abortion]], having voted to ban the practice after twenty weeks of [[gestation]] or whenever fetal heartbeat is determined. He voted to allow university staff to carry concealed weapons.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/136738/jimmy-hickey-jr#.UqCuohXnYfQ|title=Jimmy Hickey's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=January 26, 2021}}</ref>

Hickey opposes [[abortion]], having voted to ban the practice after twenty weeks of [[gestation]] or whenever fetal heartbeat is determined. He voted to allow university staff to carry concealed weapons.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/136738/jimmy-hickey-jr#.UqCuohXnYfQ|title=Jimmy Hickey's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=January 26, 2021}}</ref>